Dimitrisufferedfromgenitalgua．Hisrighteyewasblibirth,butthelefteyeretainedsomeofitsfuns．Thenbeganaseriesicaloperations，thefirstofwhichtookpcewhenhewasonlythreemonthsold．InOctober1983，DimitricametotheBayAreaandwasfortunateenoughtoseeDr.Shaffer，arenownedeyeexpert．Hewasadevoutcatholidaremelykindandgperson,buthehadtogiveuphispracticeduetoageandreferredDimitritoDr．Heterrington，alsoafamouseyesurgeon．Buthewastheoppositeoftheolddoctorintemperament，beingcold，businesslikeaorenouncehispatientatanytime．However,underDr．HeterringtonDimitri’seyepressurewasmiraculouslytrolledafteronlyoion,buteyefimentstiogringintensepain．Dr．Heterringtonreei-infmmatoryFMLeyedropsfourtimesaday，graduallytodecreasetooncedaily．HeadmonishedDimitritouseitcarefullyasitcouldincreaseeyepressureifabused．Thenhehandedhimovertelbarttofightthefiments．Dr.Gelbartdiaghefimentstobecausedbygeofarcoftheeyebalftersurgery，soshetoldDimitritogobaLeyedropsfourtimesadaytocorrectthedition．Thismisjudgmeedinthedisastrousanduntrolbleincreaseofeyepressure．Dr.Heterringtonputatiny,pstictubetodrainthepressure,butitfailed．Dr.Gelbarttriedacryo-treatment，thedestruofthemoistureprodugfunoftheeyetotrolpressure．Thiswasadpainfuloperation,liketurningoffthefaucet，becauseitalsokilledtheeyeball,whieededmoisture．Itfailedtoo．Themostretsertreatmeohaveameasureofsuccessasitfinallystabilizedhiseyepressure．Dimitriknewhissightwasdoomed,butoverdoseofFMLhastenedhisdoomsdaybyapproximatelytenyears．
Elinagotupandwalkedovertoanothersofa．
"Youmaygetupnow,Dimitri．1wouldsuggestyouincreaseyourFMLeyedropstofourtimesadayinsteadofthepresentoncedaily.”
"Fourtimesaday?"
"Yes．Thepaininyoureyesisduetothegrowthoffiments．Beforethesurgery，youreyepressurewashighandyoureyeballswerefullofair，asitwere．Nowwiththedecreaseofeyepressure,youreyeballsaredeftedandthearcisged,thereforefimentsgrow．RaisingeyepressurebyincreasingFMLshouldsolvetheproblem.”
"Thankyelbart，I’lldoasyousay.”
"Don’tcallmeDr．Gelbartanymore．JustcallmeElina．I’mdivorced.”Herexpressionwassadandsheseemedtobepletelydifferentfromthelively,happyandeffitcareerwomanDimitriusedtoknow．
"I’msorrytohearthat．Ididn’tknow,”saidDimitriashetookhisleave．
"Wouldyouliketostayforawhilelongersowetalk?"Dimitriwasagreeablysurprisedatthisinvitationandacceptedwithacrity."Makeyourselfathome,Dimitri．There’ssomewiheet．Helpyourself．I’llberightback”shesaidaforthebathroom．
Elina’ssoft，tenderhandsseemedtohavemiraculoushealingpower,asDimitri’seyesnolongerhurtaftertheyhadbeentouchedbyher．Helookedaroundtheliving-room,leisurelyadmirieandskilloftheinteriordecorator.Eacharticletakenseparatelyinandordinary,butoncebroughttogetherproducedafasatingbinationthatgavetheroomauniqueair．Hiseyesfellonacrystalfruitbowlonthediningtable．Apineapplereedontheedgeofthebowloabunchoflusciouspurplegrapes,whiturnwasfles,onered,onegreen．Ierwereheapedabrilliantmixtureofcherriesandstrawberries．Somebananasyoherside,oneofwhichhadbeenstrippedandabitetakenoutofit,eeldanglinglimplyfromthesideofthecrystalbowl．Heheardthesoundofaflushingtoilet，followedbyrunningwaterihtub．SomehtheyearshehadknownElina,hehadassumedhertobesingleandwonderedwhatthematterwiththeeligiblebachelorsaroundtownwastoletabeautiful，attractivedoainsingleforsoloheyblind?SoitwasinceivabletoDimitrithatshewasmarried,letalonedivorced．
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